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Where does “blomsterbutikk” come from?

blomsterbutikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk butikk, from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό — to push, to hit.

blomsterbutikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): florist's, flower shop

Definitions

  1. florist's, flower shop

Ancestry of “blomsterbutikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbutikka shop or store
2Frenchboutiqueshop; boutique
3Old Occitanbotica—
4Latinapothēca—
5Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
6Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
7Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
8Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
9Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
10Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
11Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
13Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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